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Since dropping out of college in 1995, I've had a hand in creating several companies. Some were successful, some not so much. They include IGN (IPO, acquisition), MyBlogLog (acquisition), Gnip (acquisition) and OneTrueFan (acquisition).

A Phineas and Ferb Halloween (in progress)

by Eric Marcoullier

Last year I scared the crap out of a lot of middle school kids who came trick or treating to our house. This year we decided to mix it up and do something fun, so we’re having a Phineas and Ferb dance party on our front porch. I can do a passable Doofenshmirtz voice, so I’m dressing up as him (Yeah, I know, he weighs like a buck thirty. I’m the result of a horrible De-candy-nator accident.). Jen is going as Lindana (in full 80′s one-hit-wonder gear). We’re going to decorate the porch with a mirror ball and a boom box and, most importantly, a bunch of other Phineas and Ferb characters in costume.

I started last night and here’s what I’ve got so far.

I bought a Pico projector last weekend and spent a couple of hours tracking down good images from last year’s halloween episode, along with Max Modem from the Lindana episode. You can see Candace peeking out on the left — I learned the hard way how hard it is to do precision cuts with corrugated cardboard. Next up, painting all of them tonight / tomorrow night.

I’ll post the final results the day after Halloween along with a quick writeup on the maker steps.